diff --git a/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/core/interpreter.py b/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/core/interpreter.py
index 2db457e7a..44c0fa9e1 100644
--- a/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/core/interpreter.py
+++ b/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/core/interpreter.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
     PYVERSION,
     BINOPS_TO_OPERATORS,
     INPLACE_BINOPS_TO_OPERATORS,
+    _lazy_pformat,
 )
-from numba.cuda.utils import _lazy_pformat
 from numba.cuda.core.byteflow import Flow, AdaptDFA, AdaptCFA, BlockKind
 from numba.cuda.core.unsafe import eh
 from numba.cuda.cpython.unsafe.tuple import unpack_single_tuple
diff --git a/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/core/transforms.py b/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/core/transforms.py
index ee46c3f19..0f1bce62a 100644
--- a/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/core/transforms.py
+++ b/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/core/transforms.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from numba.cuda.core import errors
 from numba.cuda.core import ir_utils
 from numba.cuda.core.analysis import compute_use_defs
+from numba.core.utils import _lazy_pformat
 
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ def loop_lifting(func_ir, typingctx, targetctx, flags, locals):
         _logger.debug(
             "loop lifting this IR with %d candidates:\n%s",
             len(loopinfos),
-            func_ir.dump_to_string(),
+            _lazy_pformat(func_ir, lazy_func=lambda x: x.dump_to_string()),
         )
     for loopinfo in loopinfos:
         lifted = _loop_lift_modify_blocks(
diff --git a/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/utils.py b/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/utils.py
index 23f5956d6..d18ee1450 100644
--- a/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/utils.py
+++ b/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/utils.py
@@ -673,12 +673,22 @@ def dump_llvm(fndesc, module):
 
 
 class _lazy_pformat:
+    """
+    Lazily generate strings that may be useful only for debugging.
+    pformat is the default formatter but you can pass lazy_func kwarg
+    to use a different formatter.
+    """
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.func = pformat
         self.args = args
         self.kwargs = kwargs
+        if "lazy_func" in kwargs:
+            self.func = kwargs["lazy_func"]
+            del kwargs["lazy_func"]
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return pformat(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+        return self.func(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
 
 
 class _LazyJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):